Pounding rain and powerful winds are causing a range of troubles for motorists throughout the region.

As of 2 p.m. the California Highway Patrol was reporting downed trees blocking:

Highway 70 at Garden Drive in Oroville;

The eastbound lanes of the Skyway at Lookout Point;

Lone Tree Road just north of Palermo Road in Palermo;

West Liberty Road at Block Road in the Gridley area;

Centerville Road near the Covered Bridge; and,

Concow Road and Nelson Bar Road in Concow.

In Tehama County Highway 32 is blocked 10 miles west of the junction with Highway 36 by a big rig that has spun out in the snow.

The National Weather Service Chico observation station for Chico has recorded wind gusts over 40 mph. In the last 24 hours just over three-quarters of an inch of rain have been recorded at the same location.